The Paul George trade request when he was with the Indiana Pacers in 2017 is a well-documented saga.
The story goes that George requested to be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, but they refused to part ways with multiple assets of value, believing they’d sign him outright in 2018 NBA free agency. The Pacers then traded him to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis.
The Lakers still believed that George would sign, especially since it was becoming more and more likely that LeBron James would be coming to Los Angeles.